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The Perfume of the Lady in Black Blu-ray Movie
Il profumo della signora in nero
RaroVideo U.S. | 1974 | 106 min | Not rated | Nov 07, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Mazinger Z: TV Series Vol. 1 Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1972-1974 | 1150 min | Unrated | Oct 31, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Koji Kabuto’s grandfather has discovered two resources which can save humanity: Photon Light Energy and the ultra-impregnable alloy Chogokin Z. However, Dr. Kabuto’s research is abruptly cut off when the evil Dr. Hell sends his trusted lieutenant, the bisected Baron Ashura, to assassinate him! Koji, now orphaned along with younger brother Shiro, swear revenge using Dr. Kabuto’s last and greatest invention: the super robot Mazinger Z! Joined by Dr. Kabuto’s successor, Dr. Yumi, his daughter Sayaka, and her research robot Aphrodite A, Koji sets out to protect Japan from Dr. Hell’s menacing mecha monsters and ensure the peaceful work of the Photon Light Institute. Can Koji and Sayaka, along with local bully boy Boss, prevent this most dangerous of villains from running amok and conquering the world?
Anime / Foreign
Urusei Yatsura: TV Series Collection 04 Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1985-1986 | 1350 min | Unrated | Jan 30, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
It's been quite a while since that clown Ataru Moroboshi saved the world from alien domination by beating the wonderful Lum in a game of tag. For all the trouble he's caused since, the funky folks of Tomobiki Town can't help but admit that life wouldn't be the same otherwise… Even if the never-ending procession of obnoxious aliens and spiritual disasters still destroy everything on occasion. Now only if Ataru stopped skirt-chasing and finally paid attention to the emerald-haired beauty that's been in love with him since the start.
Anime / Comedy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Teen / Comic book / Foreign / Coming of age
Urusei Yatsura: TV Series Collection 03 Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1984-1985 | 1350 min | Unrated | Oct 31, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Eccentric extraterrestrials? Malevolent spirits? The multiverse? That's all part of an average day for the delightful dorks of Tomobiki Town. The real problem is that louse-Ataru Moroboshi! He turns the town upside-down so often that his pals can't even fathom what Lum sees in him! Imagine how much easier they could all sleep if Ataru hadn't beaten Lum in that game of tag... or if he threw her a bone for once. Studio DEEN (Ranma 1⁄2, Mon Colle Knights) & Director Kazuo Yamazaki (Maison Ikkoku, A Wind Named Amnesia) kick off a new era of Urusei Yatsura with an open invitation to a wild party filled with copious cackles, tenderhearted times, and more high-strung hijinks than you can shake a stick at!
Anime / Comedy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Teen / Comic book / Foreign / Coming of age
Naruto Shippuden: Set 2 Blu-ray Movie
Episodes 28-55
Viz Media | 2007-2008 | 675 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 30, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
After several grueling battles, Gaara is rescued from the clutches of the evil Akatsuki! But the damage is done, and his life hangs in the balance! Back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves, Naruto gets an unwelcome surprise when he's attack by a cold and unfeeling shinobi named Sai, who is assigned to be his new teammate. The new Team Kakashi sets out on a spying mission in Orochimaru's deadly lair. A fateful encounter brings Naruto face-to-face with his old teammate now turned enemy, Sasuke!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Kill Her Goats 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Includes 8 Numbered 4'' x 5'' Lobby Cards / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
WithAnO Productions | 2023 | 99 min | Unrated | Mar 01, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
Audra's graduation gift is her dream house, but it soon becomes a living nightmare when some uninvited guests come to her homecoming party.
Horror
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City of Ghosts Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2002 | 116 min | Rated R | Jun 20, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson
After a bogus insurance scam sparks an FBI investigation, front man Jimmy Cremmins flees to Cambodia to meet his mentor, Marvin. But Jimmy gets more than he bargains for when against a backdrop of raw, dangerous beauty and ever-shifting loyalties Marvin draws him into a web of deceit and murder from which there may be no way out!
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Harriet 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2019 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 13, 2024 | Justin Dekker
Based on the story of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, her escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves through the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity.
Biography / Drama / History
Castlevania: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Viz Media | 2017 | 96 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 04, 2018 | Martin Liebman
Trevor Belmont, embittered and excommunicated, finds himself drawn into a battle for survival of Europe - a region that has brought doom upon itself by taking away the one thing its greatest monster loved.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Horror / Supernatural / Period
Vesper Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
IFC Films | 2022 | 114 min | Not rated | Nov 14, 2023 | Randy Miller III
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.
Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
A Midwinter's Tale Blu-ray Movie
In the Bleak Midwinter / Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1995 | 99 min | Rated R | Dec 12, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet. As the cast he assembles all bring along their own problems and foibles, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.
Comedy
Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2023 | 98 min | Not rated | Feb 27, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of a fake exorcist, Dr. Cheon, who is commissioned for the case of a girl who is strongly possessed.
Crime / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign
Monstrous Blu-ray Movie
Screen Media | 2022 | 89 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 05, 2022 | Martin Liebman
Story centers on a traumatized woman fleeing from her abusive ex-husband with her 7-year-old son. In their new, remote sanctuary they find they have a bigger, more terrifying monster to deal with.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The Wedding Veil Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2022 | 84 min | Not rated | May 03, 2022 | Martin Liebman
The first installment of an enchanting new trilogy starring three of Hallmark’s most beloved leading ladies as longtime college friends who discover a mysterious, antique veil fabled to unite its bearer with her true love. After discovering a long-lost painting, museum curator Avery and successful, new board member Peter investigate the artwork’s origins as they plan a charity fundraiser to unveil its restoration
Comedy / Romance
Cult Spaghetti Westerns Blu-ray Movie
Django / A Bullet for the General / Keoma | Limited Edition
Cult Films | 1966-1976 | 3 Movies | 300 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 08, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Drama / Western / Foreign
Keoma Blu-ray Movie
Cult Films | 1976 | 101 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 28, 2025 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.
Action / Drama / Western / Foreign
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Set 8 - Stone Ocean Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Viz Media | 2021-2022 | 432 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 23, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
Florida, U.S.A, 2011 After an accident while on a drive with her sweetheart, Jolyne Cujoh falls into a trap and is sentenced to fifteen years. She is sent to the state-run maximum-security correctional facility Green Dolphin Street Prison—AKA "the Aquarium." On the verge of despair, she receives a pendant from her father that causes a mysterious power to awaken inside of her. Will Jolyne ultimately be set free from this stone ocean they call a prison? The final battle to end century-long fateful confrontations between the Joestar family and DIO begins!!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign / Period
Blue Comet SPT Layzner Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1985-1986 | 2 Seasons | 1050 min | Unrated | Dec 26, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
The year is 1996 - The Cold War has followed humanity to the stars. As part of a program to cultivate the next generation of spacefarers, a group of students is sent to the UN’s Research Base on Mars. Shortly after the students arrive, a blue mechanized assault weapon files over the base with a trio of unidentified pursuers hot on its heels. The facility is destroyed in the ensuing scuffle, leaving only a handful of survivors in its wake. A young man named Eiji appears before the survivors, revealing himself to be the pilot of the blue weapon - the SPT Layzner. However, he also comes bearing a warning: the Earth is in danger.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Overman King-Gainer: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 2002-2003 | 600 min | Unrated | Dec 26, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
In the distant future, mankind is forced to live in domed cities called Domepolis after an environmental cataclysm. These cities are maintained and supplied by private corporations, but at what cost to the inhabitants living within them? In a Siberian Domepolis, virtual game champion Gainer Sanga is arrested on suspicion of Exodus, an unauthorized venture beyond the dome walls and strictly prohibited by the government. In prison, he meets Gain Bijou, a mercenary bent on escaping and together the two will steal a mysterious Overman out of Duke Medaiyu’s mansion. Fighting back the Siberian Railway Patrol forces, they both lead a massive Exodus out of the city to the east land Yapan, where their ancestors are originally from.
Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Claydream Blu-ray Movie
Oscilloscope Pictures | 2021 | 2 Movies | 96 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
The meteoric rise and dramatic fall of "Father of Claymation" Will Vinton is the subject of this fascinating portrait of one of cinema's unheralded innovators.
Documentary